BW LPG is to double the number of ships it intends to retrofit with LPG dual-fuelled engines, the shipowner confirmed Monday.

The Singapore-based company, a spin-off of BW Group, said it had exercised an option for the delivery of four additional LPG dual-fuelled engines.

“With this, BW LPG has committed to retrofit eight vessels with pioneering propulsion technology,” the Oslo-listed company said.